Established in 2003, Promise Hospital Baton Rouge is a 54-bed long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital. With an interdisciplinary team approach, our treatment plans are specifically designed for patients who need a longer acute care recovery period. We specialize in the medical management of critically ill and medically complex patients who require extensive treatment and rehabilitation.

When you need medical attention, there are various types of healthcare facilities along The Healthcare Continuum that provide different levels of care and treatment. The appropriateness of the treatment setting you and your doctors choose depends on the severity of your illness or injury and your personalized recovery plan and goals.

At Promise Hospital Baton Rouge, we are committed to delivering quality patient care in a compassionate setting. Within ‘The Promise Experience’, you will get an inside look at what makes Promise an excellent choice for you or your loved one.

Rehabilitation Therapies

Promise Hospital Baton Rouge is dedicated to providing comprehensive rehabilitation services despite the lines and tubes that sometimes accompany patients. Taking into account the necessary precautions, we take an aggressive approach to therapy with the belief that physical activity helps the body to recover more quickly from respiratory and medical conditions that impair normal every day function.

We take an interdisciplinary approach by working closely with patients, physicians, nursing, respiratory, pharmacy, case management and patient families to achieve the maximum functional level for each patient. Our success stories are many, as our patients demonstrate improved daily function and some achieve complete independence by the time they leave us.

Personalized goals and treatment plans are formulated with the rehab team in collaboration with the attending physician and physiatrist. Our rehab team consists of dedicated physical therapists , occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. Each discipline evaluates and designs specific treatment plans for every patient to ensure a successful road to recovery.

Physical therapists

Physical therapists evaluate a patient’s physical status and administers treatments to promote optimal health and functional mobility. These health care professionals seek to relieve pain, improve the body’s movement and function, maintain cardiopulmonary function, and limit disabilities resulting from injury or disease. Prolonged hospitalization and/or disease processes result in physical weakness that just worsens the longer a patient is bedbound. Strengthening is a primary treatment goal which then leads to sitting, standing and walking. Waiting until the lines/tubes are out to get the patient out of bed simply results in more profound weakness and worsening disease status. In addition to skin integrity, heart and lung function improves as patients are mobilized. Many patients have special precautions or need equipment to help them such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes or prostheses. Therapists also teach and train in the use of assistive devices.

What's Inside Sets Us Apart

Speech-language pathologists

A speech-language pathologist is a professional who identifies, assesses, and provides treatment for individuals with speech, language, and swallowing problems. Patients often come to us with weak or impaired swallow function due to tracheostomy, neurological conditions or prolonged hospitalization. In order to prevent aspiration, the therapist assesses each patient, then as appropriate and under the direction of the physician, performs trials with different textures and consistencies. Strengthening of oral motor muscles and teaching of compensatory strategies allow the therapist to advance the patient’s ability to safely swallow.

Occupational therapists

Occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. Occupational therapists engage patients in functional tasks such as activities of daily living (ADL) and assist them in developing the “skills for the job of living” necessary for independent and satisfying lives. After experiencing a disabling condition requiring hospitalization, patients may be unable to perform the most basic of tasks such as toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming or human interaction. “Occupation” refers to the normal things that we engage in every day which may be different for each person. These activities generally require the use of our hands as well as the mental sequencing and physical endurance to complete them. The therapist assesses these abilities and, with the patient, develops an individualized treatment plan to improve strength, coordination, balance, and endurance in reaching the highest level of independence possible.

Promise Hospital Baton Rouge is part of a large health system, Promise Healthcare, Inc. With more than 2,000 staff members and facilities nationwide, Promise Healthcare is one of the largest specialty post-acute care providers in the United States. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach to healing in providing treatment for our medically complex patients. We value you and your family as an integral part of the treatment and recovery process.